CartoDB

CartoDB Links to an external site.

If you'd like an interactive way to introduce students to graphing the data they gather, CartoDB Links to an external site. is the tool for you!

The graphic portion is easily embeddable into Canvas and other web platforms. Take a look at the CartoDB Education and Research Links to an external site. page for examples of academic use. 

The full subscription does cost money, but there is a free version with less storage. They offer Educator's pricing for institutions if your school becomes interested in a full subscription.

They also have a great Tutorials Links to an external site. page, if you'd like to delve into it further.  

 

free subscription Requires Personal Information Educator's Pricing

 

Example

The visualization here is built in CartoDB, Links to an external site. pulling data from a Google spreadsheet (below).